Samuel Dyer was the son of James &
Mary Ann Dyer
Sarah Jane Pressley was the daughter of Samuel
Alexander Mann & Nancy Pressley
THE FAMILY OF SAMUEL DYER & SARAH JANE MANN
 | Marriage of Samuel Dyer & Sarah Jane Mann | Samuel
Dyer married Sarah Jane Mann on Oct 9, 1863 in Randolph Co., IL and they had 8
children. The family is listed on the 1865 state census of Evansville, Randolph
Co., IL, and on the 1870 census of Twp. 5 South Range 7 west, Randolph Co., IL.
The family moved from Illinois to Missouri in 1875. They are listed on the 1880
census of Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO. Samuel had a weak leg due to a Civil War
injury, and in 1886 he accidentally chopped his foot while cutting wood. He died
two weeks later from infection from that injury. Samuel Dyer died April 10,
1886 in Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO. Sarah Jane, remarried Wilford Cannady
on Sep. 12, 1892 in Mt. Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri. Wilford was the widower of
Susan Kelly Cannady, who had died Jan. 28, 1891 in Mt. Vernon, and he had at least
5 children from this first marriage. Wilford and Sarah Jane divorced by Sep. 2,
1897 when Wilford was married for a third time to Harriett H. Thomas in Barry
Co., Missouri. Sarah Jane married David Francis "Frank" Wilson on Sep.
6, 1898 in Mt. Vernon. Frank was the widower of Missouri Benson Wilson, and he
had at least 3 children from his first marriage. Of her marriages after Samuel
Dyer died, only the marriage to Frank Wilson is mentioned in her obituary. Francis
& Sarah Jane Wilson are listed on the 1900 & 1910 censuses of Mt. Vernon,
Lawrence Co., MO. Frank Wilson died in June 1910. Sarah Jane Mann Cannady Wilson
died on May 18, 1911 in Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO. She is buried by Samuel
under the Dyer headstone in the Ozark Prairie Cemetery Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co.,
MO. Notes for Samuel Dyer Notes for Sarah Jane Mann |
The children of Samuel Dyer & Sarah Jane Mann:
 | William H. Dyer | William Harvey Dyer was born Dec 9, 1863 in Randolph
Co., IL. He is listed with his parents at age 7 on the 1870 census of Twp.
5 South Range 7 west, Randolph Co., IL. His parents emigrated to Lawrence Co.,
Missouri in 1875 when he was 12 years old and he is listed at age 16 with his
parents on the 1880 census of Mt. Vernon Township, Lawrence Co., MO. William married
Emma Simms on Nov 19, 1889 in Lawrence Co., MO and they had 5 children.
William Harvey's children are listed on the school census for Canon City, Fremont
Co., Colorado from 1892 to 1905, and he is also on the 1900 census and City Directories
for Canon City for that time period. The family moved from Colorado to Oklahoma
between 1905 to 1910, and William is on the 1910 census in Porter Twp Muskogee
City, Muskogee Co., OK. The June 5, 1917 WWI draft card of son William S. Dyer
and 1920 census both place the family in Tullahassee, Wagoner Co., Oklahoma. A
Mt. Vernon newspaper lists a visit of a Mrs.Will Dyer who was living in Inola,
Rogers Co., OK., as of 17 May 1923. There is a William H. Dyer on the 1930 census
Muskogee, Muskogee Co., OK , age 66, widowed, listed as a lodger in the household
of Blanche Mills, a widow, age 39. Occupation listed as Plumber, odd jobs. He
is listed as living in Muskogee, OK in his brother Edgar's obituary in 1942. I
do not have a death date or place for William Harvey Dyer, but assume it was in
OK after 1942. Notes for William H. Dyer |
 | Mary Etta Dyer | Mary Etta Dyer was born Dec 2, 1865 in Evansville,
Randolph Co., IL. She is listed with her parents at age 5 on the 1870 census
of Twp. 5 South Range 7 west, Randolph Co., IL. Her parents emigrated to Lawrence
Co., MO in 1875 when she was 10 years old and she is listed at age 14 with her
parents on the 1880 census of Mt. Vernon Township, Lawrence Co., MO. Mary Etta
was 19 when she married George Samuel Peck on Oct 14, 1885; they had 5
children. The family is listed on the 1900 census of Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co.,
MO, and on the 1910 census of Lincoln Twp., Lawrence Co., MO. In 1900 George's
occupation is listed as Jeweler and in 1910 it is listed as Grocer. They moved
from Lawrence County to Greene Co., MO between 1910 to 1920, and they are listed
on the 1920 census of Springfield, Greene Co, MO. At that time George was listed
as being a merchant of Paint & paper and Mary Etta was listed as proprietor
of a boarding house (there were 4 men listed as Roomer in the household in 1920).
Mary Etta Dyer Peck died July 6, 1923 in Sprinfield, Greene Co., MO. She
was age 57 when she died, and the cause of death listed on her death certificate
was uterine carcinoma. She is buried in Summit Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Lawrence
Co., MO. George S. Peck married twice after Mary Etta died. He married Mrs.
Elsie Chapman about 1928, probably in Michigan. Elsie was the widow of Edwin
Chapman, and she had 10 children from her previous marriage. George & Elsie
are listed on the 1930 census of Ishpeming, Marquette Co., MI, living with 5 of
her children. George also married Carrie Blood, but I do not know if it was before
or after his marriage to Elsie Chapman. George S. Peck died on July 5, 1945 in
Liberty, Clay Co., Missouri. His obituary stated that he had lived in Liberty
for 8 years. Notes for Mary Etta Dyer Peck Photos of Mary Etta Dyer Peck & her Family |
| James A. Dyer | James A. Dyer was born about Jan. 1868 in Randolph Co., IL. He is listed with his parents at age 2 on the 1870 census of Twp. 5 South Range 7 west, Randolph Co., IL. It is listed on his tombstone that he died at age 4 years, 7 months, 23 days. James A. Dyer died on Sept. 15, 1872 in Randolph Co., IL. He is buried in Preston Cemetery, Walsh Township, Randolph Co., IL. |
 | Edgar H. Dyer | Edgar Harrison "Ed" Dyer was born
Sept. 11, 1870 in Randolph Co., IL. His parents emigrated to Lawrence Co.,
MO in 1875, when he was 5 years old. He is listed at age 9 with his parents on
the 1880 census of Mt. Vernon Township, Lawrence Co., MO. Edgar married Ida
May Seamons on June 8, 1898 in Lawrence Co., MO, and they had 4 sons. Edgar
and Ida are listed on the 1900 census of Mt Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO. Their son
is listed on a 1907 school census in Canon City, Fremont Co., CO., but the family
is listed on the 1910 census Mt. Vernon Twp., Lawrence Co., MO. They are on the
1920 census of Canon City, Fremont Co, CO, back in Mt. Vernon in 1923, and in
Tucson, AZ on the 1930 census and the 1933 city directory. Edgar's occupation
listed as farmer in MO, laborer in CO and City Police in Tucson. Edgar's brother
Jack Dyer was Chief of Police in Tucson from 1924 to 1932. Edgar Harrison Dyer
died in 1942 in Tucson, Pima Co., AZ. Notes for Edgar H. Dyer Photos of Edgar H. Dyer & his Family |
| Samuel B. Dyer | Samuel Bolton Dyer was born Oct 26, 1873 in
Randolph Co., IL. His parents emigrated to Lawrence Co., MO in 1875, when
he was about 2 years old. He is listed at age 7 with his parents on the 1880 census
of Mt. Vernon Township, Lawrence Co., MO. Samuel married Roena M. Bell
on December 17, 1899 in Lawrence Co., Missouri and they had 3 children. Samuel
& Roena moved from Missouri to Colorado soon after thier marriage, and they
are listed on the 1900 census of South Canon Precinct, South Canon City, Fremont
Co., CA; at that time they were listed as being married 0 years with Roena having
0 births. Their children are listed on Canon City, Fremont Co., CO school records
from 1905 to 1910. They are on the 1910 census of Canon City, Fremont Co., CO;
at that time they had been married 10 years & Roena is listed as having 3
births and 3 surviving children. They moved from Colorado to Arkansas sometime
between 1910 to 1920. Roena was born in Arkansas, so possibly they moved back
to be nearer her family there. Samuel & Roena and family are listed on the
1920 & 1930 census for Upper Twp., Ft. Smith City, Sebastian Co., AR. Samuel
is listed as living in Ft. Smith, AR in his brother Edgar's obituary in 1942.
Samuel Bolton Dyer on June 11, 1943 in Sebastian Co., Arkansas. Roena
died on May 16, 1950 in Sebastian Co., Arkansas. |
 | John E. Dyer | John Elmer "Jack" Dyer was born
July 12, 1876 in Lawrence Co., MO. He is listed at age 3 with his parents
on the 1880 census of Mt. Vernon Township, Lawrence Co., MO. Jack married Ollie
Phillips on September 21, 1899 in Phelps, Lawrence Co., MO, and they are listed
on the 1900 census of East Half Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO. Jack and Ollie had
one daughter, Bessie Belle, born on March 9, 1901. They moved with their new daughter
to Canon City, CO in 1901, but Ollie was unhappy there and they separated and
later divorced. Ollie returned to MO, and Jack Dyer lived in Canon City and Florence,
Fremont Co., CO from 1901 to 1915. He is listed on the 1910 census of Precinct
8 Florence City, Fremont Co., CO. Jack then moved to Raton, Colfax Co., NM, where
he married Lula LaPlant on July 5, 1916. They adopted a daughter, and also
had two sons. By 1920 Jack was living in Tucson, AZ, where he joined the police
force. I have not been able to find him on the 1920 census, but newspaper articles
state that he joined the Tucson police department about that year. Jack was Chief
of Police from 1924 to 1932, and also served as a sheriff's deputy in Tucson.
The family is listed on the 1930 census of Tucson, Pima Co., AZ. John Elmer
"Jack" Dyer died Jan 20, 1953 in Tucson, Pima Co,. AZ. |
| Emanuel H. Dyer | Emanuel Herbert "Bert" Dyer was born
June 18, 1879 in Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO. He is listed with his parents
at age 1 on the 1880 census of Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO. He is listed on the
1900 census of Mt. Vernon living with his mother and stepfather Frank Wilson,
but he is also listed the same year in the household of his brother William H.
Dyer in Canon City, Fremont Co., CO. Bert married Elizabeth (last name?) about
1910 and they are listed on the 1910 census of Liberty, Clay Co., MO. Emanuel
Herbert "Bert" Dyer died in 1918 in Liberty, Clay Co., MO. Notes for Emanuel Herbert "Bert" Dyer |
| Ollie Pearl Dyer | Ollie Pearl Dyer was born Sept 16, 1881 in Lawrence Co., MO. She is listed on the 1900 census at age 18 in the household of her mother Sarah Jane and Sarah Jane's husband Frank Wilson. Ollie Pearl Dyer died April 18, 1901 in Lawrence Co., MO at the age of 19. The report of her death in the Lawrence County Chieftan states that she was buried at Summit Cemetery, but I also have notes that she is buried by Samuel & Sarah Jane Dyer in Ozark Prairie Cemetery. |
